Here’s a topic that I had been itching to tackle for a while. So glad that Clarence was game.
Episodes
54: Bouba & Kiki with Maryam Bakht (Part 2)
In this second half, things get a bit more digressive and tangential–we talk about Conventional & Endemic, Sex & Gender, Me & Myself & I, and Asian & White, among others–but we do manage to swing around again to the original topic. Happily.
53: Bouba & Kiki with Maryam Bakht (Part 1)
Behold, the first episode based on drawings, rather than words. Drawings which I am too embarrassed to reproduce, but which are described herein. Part 2 will be up next week.
52: Duck & Shed with Nancy Rogo Trainer
Well, this one has been a long time coming. Nancy Rogo Trainer of Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates joins me for a discussion of the ur-pairing.
51: Satire & Parody with Danny Abelson
Danny is back for another conversation, this one recorded face-to-face at the Abelson Company world headquarters in Manhattan. Just as the last time we spoke, you can hear a barking dog in the background. Trivia: different dog.
50: Eggnog & Cholent with Fay Duftler
I swear this isn’t a retread of “Jewish & Goyish.” What it is, though, is the 50th episode of Necessary & Sufficient, marking one full year on the podwaves. Enjoy! Fay’s essay, with recipes, is here.
49: God & Personification with Mary DeForest
This is a great example of what happens when I come to one of these conversations with a set of preconceptions based on my own fevered imaginings. There is some great content here, I think, but you can clearly hear me trying to impose my framework on the universe. I don’t learn my lesson, but Mary makes it interesting nonetheless.
48: Raster & Vector with Robert Nicol
Another fairly technical topic here, and Robert does a bang-up job explicating it. By the end of the episode, you should have a pretty good idea of what the Necessary & Sufficient mascot(s) will be.
47: Diegetic & Non-Diegetic with Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
The return of Stephan, for another ponderous technical discussion. This one is a little longer than most, but there is some complicated stuff afoot, so I thought it bore close scrutiny.
46: Pet Bakery with Julie Gordon
Julie Gordon returns for a round of First World Problems.